Sat. Jan. 1, 1898: Wea. very fine Being in Rockville in the morning I went home on horse back with uncle John. We had a large crowd at home, and had a picnic and some nice music We had a dance at Springdale in the evening. Sunday 2: Wea. clear...

Mon. Jan. 3, 1898: Ther. 51 hot Wea. some clouds I went to Rockville took a load of cane seed to D.F. Stout took several Photos in the after noon. Had a party of the young folks at Uncle J. Halls in the evening playing some music. 51 evening...

Wed. Jan. 5, 1898 Ther. At 8-30 am 36 Wea. Clear and beautiful all day. Finished some pictures and went down and camped at Rockville Thursday 6: Wea. cloud went to Virgin unloaded my grist at the mill.

Fri. Jan. 7, 1898: Wea. began to rain before day light and kept up till about noon I got my grist and started back about 2 p.m. came as far as Rockville and staid with Uncle John Hall. Saturday 8: Wea. cloud Staid in Rockville took a photo or...

Tues. Jan. 11, 1898: Ther. 9 am. 29 Wea. Snowing in the fore noon but cleared off and turned cold in the afternoon. I took a trip to Rockville in the morning. printed some photos after I got back. went to mutual at night. Wednesday 12: Ther. 8-30...

Thurs. Jan. 13, 1898: 8 am. 22 Wea. Clear Went to Springdale after the mail printed pictures the rest of the day went teaching again Friday 14: Wea. Clear Anna and I worked all day on a couple of prints from H.A. Gripps of Tyrone, Pa. We were...

Sat. Jan. 15, 1898: Ther. At 8 am 26. Wea. Clear with cold north wind in the morning Worked at pictures most all day. Took one for Ernest C. Wright of Virgin. it clouded up in the evening. Sunday 16: Ther. at 8-40 a.m. 29. Wea. Clear Clouded up...

Mon. Jan. 17, 1898: Ther. 8 am 34. Wea. Cloudy Printed and toned a few pictures took one for J. H. Hepworth. Tuesday 18: Ther. 8 am. 25. Wea. Clear loaded up in the fore noon. and helped Father put up rock fence the rest of the day. went to...

Sun. Jan. 23, 1898: Wea. Snowing Went to S. School and come back and developed a negative of Isabell Dalton that we had just taken We took ten Photos while at Rockville which brought in some over $20.00 Monday 24: Wea. Very cold I went to Virgen...

Thurs. Jan. 27, 1898: Wea. Cold & Cloudy Done some printing and took a group of 16 men. Friday 28: Wea. Cloudy commenced snowing and blowing about 11 am. we went and took a picture of the school size 8x10 snow began to fly shortly after school...

Sat. Jan. 29, 1898: Wea. Snow about 3 in. deep broke away about noon we made several exposures in the afternoon. I attended M.I.A. meeting in the evening. Sunday 30: Wea. Clear and cool made one exposure and printed some went to the class...

Mon. Jan. 31, 1898: Wea. Cold Clouded up printed all I could we also took one photo. This ends the first month of the new year. with considerable storm and the longest cold spell we have had for many years. William L. Crawford, Springdale, Wash...

Wed. Feb. 2, 1898: Wea. thin clouds I came home stopped and attended Mutual as I came through Springdale Thursday 3: Wea. warm and cloudy I husked corn most of the day. Brother Squire Hepworth and Gottfred Ruesch visited us as teachers in the...

Fri. Feb. 4, 1898: I printed six pictures for D.F. Stout to send to R.M. Rogers to be finished and sent back to me. husked a little corn. There was a dance in town in the evening Dan, Jake, and I went down but did not dance. Saturday 5: Ther. 1...

Sun. Feb. 6, 1898: Wea. Cloudy I went to Sunday school which was turned to a testimony meeting, it being fast day I also attended meeting in the afternoon after which we held a teachers meeting and reported our visits through the ward Monday 7: ...

Tues. Feb. 8, 1898: Wea. rained some in the night cleared off mostly. I went and took some mail to the office then husked and shelled some corn in the afternoon. Wednesday 9: Ther. 64 in the sun at 11-20 am Wea. clear and bright I husked some...

Thurs. Feb. 10, 1898: Wea. Pleasant thin clouds. I worked on the rock wall at the head of the orchard below the point. A. Russell and dan and father were helping also. Father got two of his fingers mashed between two rocks Friday 11: Ther. 37...